Game apparatus



m. 626,853.. A Patented June l3, I899.- J. H. BOIG. aAmEAPPARATus.

(Application filed Aug. 9, 1898.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,853, dated June 13,1899.

Application filed August 9, 1898.

Serial No. 688,226. (No modeLl To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES H. BOIG, a subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Liverpool, England, have invented a certainImprovement in Game Apparatus, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention relates to a new and amusing parlor-game which I designateBoigs Monte Carlo, and has for its object to provide an exceedinglyamusing and attractive device of this description which may be played bytwo, three, or four persons, and the apparatus is so constructed andarranged that two separate and distinct games may be played thereon.

lVith these ends in view this invention consists in the details ofconstruction and combination of elementshereinafterset forth, and thenspecifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this inventionappertains may understand how to make and use the same, the constructionand operation will now be described in detail, referring to theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichFigure 1 is a plan view of the game apparatus, and Fig. 2 an edge viewthereof.

In carrying out my invention as here embodied I provide a board A, whichis preferably made in three sections, and two wings B, which are hingedor so secured thereto that they may be folded over upon the centralsection, as indicated by the reduced portion 0. The central portion ofthe center section has inscribed thereon a series of concentric rings D,and at the center thereof is placed a raised block E, upon which ispivoted a pointer F, and this pointer is provided with a thumbknob G,whereby it maybe spun for indicating the play to be made. The spacebounded by the concentric circles is divided into series of spaces byradial lines H, and these spaces are designated by numbers from l to 4,as clearly shown in Fig. 1. Thus when the pointer is spun and comes torest the head thereof designating the number will indicate the play tobe made, andin practice the spaces in which these numbers lie arefurther designated by four colors, which run in series for the purposehereinafter set forth. Around the concentric circles are placed coloreddisks I, the colors of which correspond to the radial spaces in thecenter of. the board, and these disks are divided by radial lines intosix blocks,which are numbered from 1 to 6. The board has a border formedthereon of right lines which are divided by cross-lines, so as toproduce squares, and each line of squares has a designating color whichcorresponds to one of the'colors of the series of disks, and theseborders at given intervals are provided with bridges J for the purposehereinafter set forth.

In playing game No. 1 upon this apparatus five or less persons engagetherein, and however many players one acts as a banker, the others eachusing one set of the small disks to speculate upon,and each player, thebanker included, is supplied with fifty or one hundred counters-such asbeans, nuts, shells, or thelike-and also each with one pawn or man. Theplayers are now requested to speculate in any color they choose, but onecolor at the time being used by each player, and to do so each playerplaces the pawn on one of the small disks of the color desired and uponone of the numbers included in said disk. This indicates the number andcolor the player intends speculating upon, and when all the players areready the pointer is spun by the banker and upon whatever color it stopsindicates the winner,since each color of the central circle correspondsWith one of the small disks. The banker must pay the winner as manytimes the amount speculated as indicated by the number upon Which thepointer stopsas, for instance, if 6 on green is speculated and thepointer stops upon green number 3 the banker must pay eighteen, 01' theproduct of the number speculated multiplied by the number indicated bythe pointer. The player who has speculated a color which does not win,as indicated by the pointer, must pay the banker the amountspeculated-that is to say, if the pawn has been placed upon number 6 ofred and the pointer has stopped upon any other color than red then theplayer must pay the banker six. When a settlement has been made inaccordance with the above, the game is continued, and so on until thebank has been broken, and when this has been accomplished another bankeris appointed.

When game No. 2 is to be played upon the apparatus, the process is asfollows: Two,

three, or four players may take part in this game, and no banker isneeded or counters necessary. Each player uses one side of the borderand the disks and is provided with six men. Four of these men are placedin the end squares to the right (marked X to indicate the bridge.) Theother two men are to speculate with. The object of this game is to getthe four men placed in the border down the columns to the end squares atthe left hand, and the two bridges on each column (marked X) serve assetbacks to the men in their progress down the columns-that is to say,should a man fall upon the first bridge in the play it must be set backto the beginning, or should a man fall upon the second bridge it must beplaced back to the first bridge, and in order to pass a bridge the playmust be such as to clear the men thereof. The first player getting allof his men to the left-hand end of the column wins the game. The two menwhich each player has to speculate with are placed upon any two of thedisks inside the small circle therein, when by spinning the pointer thewinning color is indieated and the player moves the man upon the winningcolor as many squares as the number indicated by the pointeras, forinstance, if the player speculates on blue and red and the pointer stopsat blue 4 then the player moves his man upon the blue column down foursquares.

In manipulating the pointer it is preferable that it be spun gently orso as to make about half a dozen revolutions, and should the pointerstop upon a line then it is to be spun again.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact details here shown,as these may be varied to a considerable degree Without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claimis- 1. Theherein-described game-board connumbers, a series of colored disksarranged around the circles, said spaces being also des .ignated by fourcolors running in series, and

corresponding with the colors of the radial spaces in the center, saiddisks being divided by radial lines into six blocks, suitably numbered,a border of square colors corresponding with one of the colors of theseries of disks,

and bridges arranged at intervals on the border, substantially asdescribed.

2. A game apparatus consisting of a board made in three sections,two ofwhich are adapted to fold upon the central section, a pointer pivoted atthe centerof the board and adapted to be revolved, rings arrangedconcentrically with the pointer, the space bounded by said rings beingdivided into radial spaces, said spaces being indicated in series byfour colors,

the space of each series being again designated by numbers, four seriesof disks arranged adjacent to the concentric circles, the disks in eachseries being designated by colors corresponding to the radial spaces,radial lines dividing the disks into six blocks, designating numbersplaced Within said blocks,

I borders formed around the edges of the board,

said borders consisting of columns of squares, each column beingdesignated by a color corresponding to the radial spaces, and bridgesindicated in the squares, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

w JAMES II. BOIG. lVitnesses:

ANNIE HARGREAVES, JAMES A. GoUBRoUeH.

